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Ladies and gentlemen , good morning . 

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The United States Army Financial 

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Management command known at the time as 

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the United States Army Finance Command 

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or use of FIN com was created in 1998 

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under the Assistant Secretary of the 

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Army for Financial Management and 

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Comptroller or a SAFMNC to provide 

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liaison and service between the field , 

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major army commands and the defense 

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finance and accounting service or DFAS 

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use of FIN com was also responsible for 

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overseeing all finance , accounting and 

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tactical unit management issues which 

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impacted the army community . This 

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included DFAS policy guidance as well 

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as systems design redesign and 

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implementation . Additionally , the 

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command performed on-site assistance 

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and assessment visits of operational 

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units and strove to develop practical 

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solutions to the wide variety of 

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financial and accounting problems that 

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the army faced . At that time . Later , 

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the global war on terrorism brought new 

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challenges which required new solutions . 

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In 2007 , DFAT divested itself of all 

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its remaining military personnel so 

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those positions could be transferred to 

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use of fin com . And Yu Femcom 

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continued to perform the functions that 

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required military personnel who could 

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be sent into tactical arenas where 

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contractors or civilians , either were 

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not authorized or for which they had to 

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volunteer . The elimination of army 

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finance groups and finance commands 

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also created the need for technical 

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oversight and training of army 

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financial management companies as well 

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as the need for garrison oversight of 

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deployment , preparation and systems 

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training previously exercised under the 

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predecessor groups and commands . In 

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2010 , use of fin com was renamed the 

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United States Army Financial Management 

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Command or use of Femcom . Use of 

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Femcom has continued to evolve since 

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then . As the army postures itself to 

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meet the nation's current challenges . 

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In 2015 , the command was elevated to 

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two star level . And in 2017 , it 

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became a direct reporting unit to the 

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Assistant Secretary of the Army 

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Financial Management and Comptroller . 

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Just two years later , the army saw the 

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importance of aligning finance and 

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controller with the army sustainment 

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community . And in 2019 , use of icom 

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was realigned under the United States 

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Army Material Command as a major 

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subordinate unit , as the , as the army 

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came out of the conflicts in Iraq and 

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Afghanistan and refocused on the pacing 

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challenge of China and the acute threat 

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posed by Russia . Army leaders directed 

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the most significant reorganization and 

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technical innovation in the Finance 

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Corp . Since the end of the Cold War . 

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This was done so the commanders reached 

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from the battlefield to the joint 

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strategic support area for finance 

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operations would be aligned to support 

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large scale combat operations and multi 

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domain operations necessary for the 

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21st century . Through this effort , 

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the army realigned its finance Corp and 

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operationalized use of IC by creating 

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an army financial management center A F 

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MC or a mic under use of 

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IC . In 2023 the 

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45th finance center a unit with a 

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legacy dating back to World War Two and 

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D Day was reactivated under use of icom 

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to take on the A mic mission . Today 

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use ICOM is the financial management 

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operational lead for the total army 

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including the Army National Guard and 

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the Army Reserve . Y ICOM supports our 

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soldiers around the world while 

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sustaining our army's financial 

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readiness for the future . Use of HC 

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also supports Army Comptrollers who 

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plan program budget and execute 

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congressional appropriations for all 

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army assets and mission areas to 

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include logistics , training , 

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deployments , sustainment and other 

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core mission capabilities . 

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On behalf of the presiding officer , 

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Lieutenant General Christopher O Mohan , 

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deputy commanding general and acting 

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commander , United States Army Material 

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Command . We would like to welcome to 

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you to the United States Army of 

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Financial Management command change of 

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command ceremony this morning , we will 

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honor Brigadier General Page M Jennings 

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as she relinquished command to Colonel 

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Michelle M . Williams . Today's 

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ceremony represents traditions going 

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back to the birth of our army in 1775 . 

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The presence of the brass quintet from 

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the 38th infantry division band , 

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Indiana Army National Guard led by 

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staff sergeant . Paul Morgan represents 

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a significant role . Marshall music has 

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played throughout history by instilling 

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pride , loyalty , and courage in armies 

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before battle . At this time , we would 

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like to extend a warm welcome to the 

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family of Brigadier General Jennings . 

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Her husband Larry daughter , Amanda , 

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her son , Lawrence , who's joining us 

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online . Her parents Allen and Natalie 

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Stole , who are also joining us on 

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online from Missoula Montana . Her 

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sister Megan , her nieces , Adeline and 

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Bryn Tiffin , her brother-in-law Ben 

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Tiffin , who's also joining us 

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virtually and her uncle and aunt Jim 

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and Ka Pono . We'd 

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also like to extend a warm welcome , 

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warm welcome to the family of Colonel 

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Williams , her husband Jeffrey Pusher 

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and her parents , Lee and Cindy 

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Williams . Thank you all for being with 

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us today . We'd also like to welcome 

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our distinguished guest , Mr Sam 

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Soderstrom representing the office of 

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the Secretary of the Army , MS Heather 

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Harvey representing the United States 

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Representative Andre Carson . Mr Jacob 

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Harkin representing the United States 

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Senator Mike Braun Indiana 

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representative carry Ham Mr Dennis 

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Weimer , the director of the Indiana 

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Department of Veteran Affairs , Mr 

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Ronald Rice , the director of the City 

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of Lawrence Department of Veteran 

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Services , the senior leadership of the 

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defense Finance and accounting service 

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Indianapolis site , Mr Aaron Gillison , 

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Mr Rick Davis and Mr Sean mccracken , 

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former use of ICOM deputy of the 

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commanding general , Mr Barry Hoffman , 

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now with Hoffman , now with the United 

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States Army futures command . The 

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current use of ICOM , deputy of the 

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commanding general , Mister Ryan Busby , 

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Lieutenant General Paul Chamberlain , 

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the military deputy to the Assistant 

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Secretary of the Army for Financial 

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Management and Comptroller Briga . Dear 

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General , uh Rebecca mcilwain from the 

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army budget office command sergeant 

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major , Jimmy Sellers , the A MC 

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command sergeant major sergeant major 

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Terry Anderson , the assistant 

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Secretary of the Army for Finance and 

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Comptroller sergeant major , retired 

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General John Murray , who's joining us 

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online , Retired command Sergeant Major 

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Paul Morris said , and the other state 

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and local community representatives , 

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senior executive service department , 

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commissioned officers , friends and 

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families attending the ceremony or 

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reviewing it with us online . 

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The earliest known use of ruffles and 

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flourishes can be traced to the time of 

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England's Lord Marlborough , hero of 

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the war of Spanish succession who used 

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kettle drums to announce his arrival . 

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English English colonists brought the 

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tradition to the colonies during the 

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French and Indian war when two ruffles 

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and present arms were given for 

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Virginia's royal governor . In 

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1776 the Continental army authorized a 

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Fife and drum unit to give ruffles 

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equal to the number of stars a general 

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possessed for today's ceremony . 

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Lieutenant General Mohan is deferring 

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honors to Brigadier General Jennings 

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and one ruffle will be played in honor 

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of Brigadier General Jennings . 

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Today's official party consists of 

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Lieutenant General Christopher O Mohan , 

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deputy commanding general and acting 

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commanding , commanding general Army 

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Material command . Brigadier General 

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Paige M Jennings , the outgoing 

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commander of the United States Army 

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Financial Management Command and 

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Colonel Michelle N Williams , the 

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incoming commander of the United States 

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Army Financial Management Command . At 

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this time , please rise for the 

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entrance of the official party . The 

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rendering of honors to Brigadier 

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general pa uh page Jennings and remain 

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standing for the playing of the 

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national anthem by the 38th infantry 

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brass quartet and the invocation by MS 

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Rochelle Rochelle La Say 

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good morning . Please join me in your 

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faith tradition . As I leave this 

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prayer , Lord , we thank you for this 

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incredible occasion to come together to 

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celebrate the transition from one 

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leader to another . It has been a 

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wonderful privilege to work with 

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Brigadier General Paige Jennings . Her 

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guidance and wisdom have launched our 

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command forward and we wanna thank you 

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for Yusuf M K's time under her 

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leadership . Please protect and guide 

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General Jennings . As she moves to her 

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new role . We ask you to grant our 

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incoming commander , Colonel Michelle 

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Williams the gifts of wisdom , courage 

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and strength as she assumes her new 

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role . May her time commanding Yusuf I 

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com be one of blessings and growth for 

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her , all our soldiers , civilians and 

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contractors of the United States Army 

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Financial Management command . We ask 

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you this in your name . Amen . 

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Please be seated 

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at this time . Sergeant , first class 

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Martinborough is presenting a small 

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token of appreciation to Mr Larry 

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Jennings on behalf of the command This 

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small token shows the appreciation the 

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men and women of the United States Army 

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Financial Management Command and their 

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families have for him . Thank you Mr 

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Jennings . For your dedication and 

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support . Over the years , you will 

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forever be part of the use of icom 

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family 

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sergeant , first class Brown is 

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presenting a small welcoming token to 

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Mr Jeffrey Fouche on behalf of the 

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command . This represents the beginning 

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of new relationships soon to be 

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realized in the command and in the 

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community . 

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The change of command ceremony is a 

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military tradition that can be traced 

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back to the middle ages . The very soul 

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of a military unit is symbolized by the 

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colors under which it fights for the 

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colors record the glories of the past 

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stand guardian over the unit's present 

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and ensure inspiration for its future 

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history dictates that the colors lead 

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the unit into battle . Lieutenant 

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General Mohan will now be joined by 

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Brigadier General Jennings , the 

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outgoing commander and Colonel Williams , 

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the incoming commander to conduct the 

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change of command . 

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The command sergeant major representing 

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the backbone of the organization is 

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entrusted to safeguard the colors for 

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the unit . What you're about to witness 

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is Command Sergeant Major Allen . 

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Passing the unit colors to the outgoing 

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commander , Brigadier General Jennings 

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signifying her last act of allegiance 

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to the outgoing commander . Brigadier 

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General Jennings will pass the color to 

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Lieutenant General Mohan signifying the 

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relinquishing of her command and 

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gratitude for the opportunity to lead 

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the unit . Lieutenant General Mohan 

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will then pass the colors to the 

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incoming commander . Colonel Williams 

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entrusting her with the responsibility 

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and care of the command . Colonel 

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Williams returns the colors to command . 

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Sergeant Major Allen for their care and 

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safekeeping by authority of paragraph 

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3-1 A army regulation 600-20 . The 

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undersigned assumes command of the 

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United States Army Financial management 

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command effective 18 June 2024 signed 

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Michelle Williams Colonel United States 

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Army commanding , 

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ladies and gentlemen , the deputy 

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commanding general and acting commander 

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of the United States Army Material 

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Command . Lieutenant General 

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Christopher Mohan . 

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Well , good morning , everybody . How's 

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everybody doing this morning ? Hey , I 

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tell you what , I didn't realize it got 

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so hot in Indiana and uh I am thankful 

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we are indoors . So that's uh that's a 

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really good call . Um But uh hey , 

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Rachel , uh where's Rachel ? Thank you 

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for that wonderful prayer . It's uh it 

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is important that we remember um the 

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origins of where we came from . So 

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thank you to the brass quartet . Um Hey , 

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thank you so much . Uh 38th Infantry 

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Division and you guys are on point . 

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And uh so we really appreciate you guys 

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being here because you add a lot to the 

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uh to the ceremony . Look , the 

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narrator , sir , is he is , we've 

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already introduced a whole bunch of 

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people , but there's some folks that I , 

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I think I need to uh to call out by 

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name . Uh first uh our casa um Mr Son 

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Soderman . Hey , sir , thank you . Look , 

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I have been a senior commander four 

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times and uh the impact that Costas 

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have on our army to carry our message . 

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Um both ways , you know , up to the 

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building to the Secretary of the Army 

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and also um giving us feedback back and 

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all the things you do in the uh in the 

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local community . So , thank you very 

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much for your service . I know General 

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Murray is on online , sir . Thank you 

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so much for uh for being here . Um 

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We've got um uh representatives from 

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Mike Braun . Um uh we've got Mrs uh 

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carry Hamilton from the Indiana House 

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of Representatives Carry ma'am . Where 

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are you , ma'am ? Thank you so much for , 

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for being here . Um My battle buddy , 

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Paul Chamberlain , uh Lieutenant 

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General Paul Chamberlain is online . 

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Paul , it's good to s uh to hopefully 

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have you online . Um uh uh Brigadier 

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General , uh mcgowan Becca . There you 

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are there , you're here . Um And then 

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Mrs Whitefield or Whitfield , the mayor 

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of Lawrence , uh Indiana , um ma'am 

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mayor . Where are you right here ? The 

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mayor here ? No . Ok . Um And , and 

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then , um my battle buddy command star 

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Major Jimmy Sellers uh is here , flew 

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in late last night . He was online 

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listening to the session yesterday , 

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which I want to thank the entire team 

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for uh for doing that . Um All you 

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folks really made an impact on me and , 

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and uh and part of my campaign and 

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learning to really understand all that 

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you do for our army . So thank you uh 

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for that . Um And then I also want to 

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call out command our major , retired uh 

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Paul Marcet C major . Where are you ? 

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So , in every officer's life , in every 

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general officer's life , I will tell 

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you there is that NCO first Sarin 

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Griffin was mine who said , hey , come 

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here , Lieutenant , we gotta have a 

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talk . I heard that perhaps 

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Command Star Major Marcet is that guy , 

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not only for General Jennings , but 

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also for General mcgowen . And uh and 

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here's what I'll say , job well done . 

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Um Command Star Major , you did a great 

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job with these two these two leaders uh 

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particularly with uh with page look , 

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elected officials , fellow officers , 

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soldiers , department of army civilians , 

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ladies and gentlemen . Uh Thank you for 

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being here as we not only recognize two 

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great leaders , but really , as I said , 

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at the award ceremony , we do the 

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awards ceremony to talk about the 

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individuals . This is about the unit . 

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These changes of command are about the 

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unit and about the colors , both the 

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national colors , the army colors and 

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then the individual colors of the , of 

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the uh the unit . We're gonna talk 

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about the legacy that um that uh Paige 

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is gonna leave after she's been here 

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for three years of an incredibly 

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successful um uh command tenure . Um 

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And then we're gonna watch , we just 

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watched the actual transition between 

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one great leader to another great 

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leader who's gonna pick up and , and 

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carry that ball if you will into the 

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next , into the next um uh generation . 

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And so , um I'm just incredibly 

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grateful that um that I , that I'm 

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allowed to stand up here . And these 

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ceremonies are what's incredibly 

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important for our army because it binds 

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us together . It's part of the fabric 

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of our army , which means it's part of 

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the fabric of our nation . I like to 

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tell people when I do these to kind of 

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take a look around who's sitting to 

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your left and to the right . We come 

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from every different background , right ? 

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We come from different countries . You 

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know , we come from um uh different 

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races , different religions , um and 

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different places in our great nation . 

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Um But these ceremonies help bind us 

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together because this is your army . Um 

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If you look around , this is your army , 

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we reflect the values of our society , 

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the good , the good things , all the 

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good things that are are about our 

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society are reflected in America's army . 

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And um we , we do these ceremonies in 

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auditoriums on the field . I've seen 

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them done on the back of ac ac 17 ramp 

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um uh deployed , I've seen them done in 

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a fob uh deployed , I've seen them done 

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in exercises , but it's incredibly 

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important that we , we take time to 

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honor the transition of leaders and , 

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and then with the overall message that , 

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hey , look , the army keeps rolling 

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along and these units and the history 

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of these units will continue . Um , as 

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we pass the , the colors from one unit 

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or one individual to another . Um I'm 

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gonna talk about what , what uh film 

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com has accomplished during page tenure 

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but before I do , I gotta make some 

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more rec um to do some more 

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recognitions of family members who are 

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here . Um Page's husband , Larry soon 

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to be 31 years and here's , here's a 

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fun factoid . 

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We share the same anniversary . We , we 

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were married and 31 years . Yep . Um So 

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uh congratulations , 

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you made it right . Um So Larry serves 

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as the Department of Chief Engineers , 

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supporting army theater operations in 

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the Mor Army Division , again , 

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connected deeply to the army , has been 

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connected deeply to the army . And so 

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Larry , I just want to say thank you 

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for your service , their daughter , 

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Amanda . So uh just finished her first 

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year of medical school . Um And so 

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Amanda , congratulations . Um and then 

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their son um uh Lawrence , did I get 

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that ? Right ? And he is watching 

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online and he just finished his 

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freshman year of college at Arizona 

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State . And so uh unable to be here . 

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Um Paige's mom and dad , uh Allen and 

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Natalie stole from Missoula Montana . I 

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asked if it was still snowing up there . 

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And uh and I said it as a joke and 

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Page's sister said , well , actually we 

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were under a winter storm warning 

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yesterday . Well , there ain't no 

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winter storm outside . Um Paige's 

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sister , uh Megan's here . Uh Adeline 

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and Bryn , uh also from Missoula , 

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ladies welcome . Um And then uh Paige's 

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um uh son or uh brother-in-law Ben is , 

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is also watching online while his wife 

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comes here . And another great story of 

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the army family , right is they come 

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here , they see a ceremony and then 

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they're gonna pack up and they're 

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headed to DC um with the Jennings uh to 

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help them get settled in . Um And look 

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if you find a soldier , there's always 

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been family members that have done that . 

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Um I have sister-in-laws that did the 

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same thing . Um uh One we really wanted 

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to come down the other one , maybe not 

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so much . Um But uh but they came uh 

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regardless . Um but also we have this 

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extended army family that travels from 

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all over and um I wanna uh Jim and 

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Ka Ka Pono from 

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Selborne , Texas , uh has come up , 

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come up to watch this change of command . 

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So , uh thank you so much for being 

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here . And um look again , big army 

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families , we move together , we serve 

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together and so let's give him a big 

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round of applause for being here . 

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And we also have the Williams family . 

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Um Michelle's husband of 14 year 

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captain retired Jeff Pache . And look 

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when I say captain retired , he's a 

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captain in the coast guard . Um So , uh 

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So as we all know , that's a colonel 

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and oh , by the way , hey , you got 

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good taste in booze . Um So I just 

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wanna say um up front Buffalo Trace in 

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Eagle River , right ? Um Right . 

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Eagle . Oh , even better . Um So maybe 

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you want to hit them up at the 

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reception or something like that . But 

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Jeff is , um like I said , he's retired 

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from the US Coast Guard . He was also a 

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pilot for um for Delta Airlines . And 

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uh and I heard he's a really good chef . 

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Um And so , uh yeah , ok . Making 

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progress . Michelle's parents , Lee and 

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Cindy Williams of Delaware , Ohio are 

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here as well . So thank you . And , and 

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here's another um another milestone , 

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uh 53 years of marriage . Um So that 

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deserves a round of applause . 

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The late general Ray Odin always said 

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that the strength of our soldiers are 

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their families . And that is certainly 

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true here that what we've seen 

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demonstrated and look tom and time and 

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time again , strong families mean 

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strong soldiers . I want to say a quick 

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word to the 1200 men and women of this 

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command . I know you have a tough job 

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managing the accounting system for a 

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multibillion dollar worldwide financial 

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operation is , is one thing , right ? 

544
00:26:38,457 --> 00:26:40,123
But you do it for an o for an 

545
00:26:40,123 --> 00:26:42,068
organization that is constantly in 

546
00:26:42,068 --> 00:26:45,329
motion either um training exercises , 

547
00:26:45,339 --> 00:26:47,300
deployments , real world uh 

548
00:26:47,310 --> 00:26:49,532
contingencies that that happened in the 

549
00:26:49,532 --> 00:26:51,643
drop of the hat we were talking about 

550
00:26:51,643 --> 00:26:53,699
the requirement to move . Was it $24 

551
00:26:53,699 --> 00:26:56,810
million in less than 24 hours ? Um , it 

552
00:26:56,819 --> 00:26:58,930
seems like just a daily occurrence in 

553
00:26:58,930 --> 00:27:02,170
this place . Um And while you're doing 

554
00:27:02,180 --> 00:27:04,739
that , we're constantly innovating and 

555
00:27:04,750 --> 00:27:06,750
the , the world is changing . I met 

556
00:27:06,750 --> 00:27:08,861
with the , uh , the Eagle Cash people 

557
00:27:08,861 --> 00:27:11,028
and they said , hey , look , this is , 

558
00:27:11,028 --> 00:27:13,250
we're moving to the next system , we're 

559
00:27:13,250 --> 00:27:15,472
moving because we've got to , we've got 

560
00:27:15,472 --> 00:27:17,528
to move forward otherwise we will be 

561
00:27:17,528 --> 00:27:19,849
left behind . Um And then , you know , 

562
00:27:19,859 --> 00:27:22,770
the dashboard I saw yesterday was , was 

563
00:27:22,780 --> 00:27:24,947
represented in hundreds of millions of 

564
00:27:24,947 --> 00:27:26,836
dollars that , uh , that they are 

565
00:27:26,836 --> 00:27:29,180
responsible for . Um , and , and I'm 

566
00:27:29,189 --> 00:27:31,133
talking like literally hundreds of 

567
00:27:31,133 --> 00:27:33,189
millions of dollars that , uh , that 

568
00:27:33,189 --> 00:27:35,880
they have that our tax dollars and that 

569
00:27:35,890 --> 00:27:38,839
we have trusted this organization for 

570
00:27:38,849 --> 00:27:41,430
safekeeping uh for accountability for 

571
00:27:41,439 --> 00:27:43,569
auditing . Um , now to the average 

572
00:27:43,579 --> 00:27:46,020
person , then it , it seems like that 

573
00:27:46,030 --> 00:27:48,086
would be an impossible task . Global 

574
00:27:48,086 --> 00:27:49,919
organization , small footprint , 

575
00:27:49,919 --> 00:27:52,060
relatively , um , compared to all the 

576
00:27:52,069 --> 00:27:54,969
things we ask you to do . Um But for 

577
00:27:54,979 --> 00:27:57,530
this team , you just do it , you just 

578
00:27:57,540 --> 00:28:00,140
get it done . And , uh , and I will 

579
00:28:00,150 --> 00:28:02,372
tell you that , um , look , I've been a 

580
00:28:02,372 --> 00:28:05,869
sustainer for , for 35 years . Um I 

581
00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:08,520
have relatively little experience in 

582
00:28:08,530 --> 00:28:11,760
the financial management . Um And , uh , 

583
00:28:11,770 --> 00:28:13,881
you know why ? Because you're so good 

584
00:28:13,881 --> 00:28:16,048
at it , you're so good at it . It just 

585
00:28:16,048 --> 00:28:18,048
kind of happens . Um You know , you 

586
00:28:18,048 --> 00:28:20,270
asked me questions about um logistics , 

587
00:28:20,270 --> 00:28:22,326
civil Aug augmentation program . I'm 

588
00:28:22,326 --> 00:28:24,437
all over it . Army preposition stocks 

589
00:28:24,437 --> 00:28:26,699
all over it . Um Finance , it just 

590
00:28:26,709 --> 00:28:29,380
happens and it's because you're so good 

591
00:28:29,420 --> 00:28:33,089
at uh at what you do and why 

592
00:28:33,939 --> 00:28:36,161
you're so good at it . It's because the 

593
00:28:36,161 --> 00:28:38,280
people , it's because of the people , 

594
00:28:38,410 --> 00:28:41,170
um and the stability of our department 

595
00:28:41,180 --> 00:28:44,040
of army civilians that , that stand the 

596
00:28:44,050 --> 00:28:46,910
test of time and do the continuity that 

597
00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,087
uh that keeps us together and keeps us 

598
00:28:49,087 --> 00:28:51,680
moving in the same uh in the same 

599
00:28:51,689 --> 00:28:54,890
direction . Um But 

600
00:28:55,290 --> 00:28:57,859
people need leaders and over the past 

601
00:28:57,869 --> 00:29:01,540
three years , um strong leadership um 

602
00:29:01,550 --> 00:29:03,479
is a requirement for a dynamic 

603
00:29:03,489 --> 00:29:05,711
organization and that strong leadership 

604
00:29:05,719 --> 00:29:09,119
has been uh fulfilled by Brigadier 

605
00:29:09,130 --> 00:29:11,589
General Page Jennings . I can't cover 

606
00:29:11,599 --> 00:29:13,710
all the accomplishments that you have 

607
00:29:13,710 --> 00:29:15,932
done uh under page's command , but I do 

608
00:29:15,932 --> 00:29:17,821
want to give you just a couple of 

609
00:29:17,821 --> 00:29:19,766
highlights . Probably the one that 

610
00:29:19,766 --> 00:29:21,920
struck me the , as the uh as the , as 

611
00:29:21,930 --> 00:29:24,152
the biggest accomplishment and probably 

612
00:29:24,152 --> 00:29:27,560
the , the um the , the , the most um 

613
00:29:27,750 --> 00:29:31,459
impactful is the of the payoff 

614
00:29:32,630 --> 00:29:34,797
that transferred over from the defense 

615
00:29:34,797 --> 00:29:37,369
finance accounting service . Um That 

616
00:29:37,380 --> 00:29:40,439
was a huge change uh in the past couple 

617
00:29:40,449 --> 00:29:44,119
of years added not only 1000 teammates , 

618
00:29:44,349 --> 00:29:48,250
um but 49 separate locations and the 

619
00:29:48,260 --> 00:29:52,079
dramatic , the size and scope of the 

620
00:29:52,089 --> 00:29:54,510
units mission and we're not done . So 

621
00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:56,742
just last month , they added Korea . Uh 

622
00:29:56,742 --> 00:29:59,170
the , the uh the ample in Korea now is , 

623
00:29:59,180 --> 00:30:01,140
is part of the formation as well . 

624
00:30:02,619 --> 00:30:05,140
Every year , this command processes 

625
00:30:05,150 --> 00:30:08,030
nearly 5 million pay transactions and 

626
00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,420
more than 100,000 travel vouchers . 

627
00:30:10,599 --> 00:30:13,829
Think about that page solve um some 

628
00:30:13,839 --> 00:30:16,290
structural challenges with the payoffs . 

629
00:30:16,300 --> 00:30:18,630
And I implemented several changes that 

630
00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:20,918
have already produced positive results , 

631
00:30:21,250 --> 00:30:24,709
including again , people including 

632
00:30:24,849 --> 00:30:27,959
grading our teammates at the proper pay 

633
00:30:27,969 --> 00:30:30,719
grade to recognize the responsibility 

634
00:30:30,729 --> 00:30:33,319
they carry and then also pushing down 

635
00:30:33,599 --> 00:30:36,359
um pushing down responsibility for 

636
00:30:36,369 --> 00:30:38,536
execution to let the people who do the 

637
00:30:38,536 --> 00:30:40,647
work . Um And the leaders that are on 

638
00:30:40,647 --> 00:30:42,980
the line make the decisions on the line . 

639
00:30:42,980 --> 00:30:44,758
These changes not only improved 

640
00:30:44,758 --> 00:30:46,980
efficiency and effectiveness , but they 

641
00:30:46,980 --> 00:30:49,091
also enhance service delivery so that 

642
00:30:49,091 --> 00:30:51,313
our soldiers receive pay , um their pay 

643
00:30:51,313 --> 00:30:53,369
when it's expected . And let me tell 

644
00:30:53,369 --> 00:30:56,410
you something . If a soldier's pay is 

645
00:30:56,420 --> 00:30:58,790
messed up , the family's pay is messed 

646
00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:00,967
up . And if the family's pay is messed 

647
00:31:00,967 --> 00:31:02,800
up , that's a primary reason for 

648
00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:05,199
soldiers to walk . And when I say walk , 

649
00:31:05,209 --> 00:31:07,431
they leave the army because if we can't 

650
00:31:07,431 --> 00:31:09,487
keep the family , we rarely keep the 

651
00:31:09,487 --> 00:31:11,598
soldier . And I'll just say that . So 

652
00:31:11,598 --> 00:31:14,640
what you do is incredibly important uh 

653
00:31:14,650 --> 00:31:16,780
for our army and our army families . 

654
00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:18,991
But speaking of army families , hey , 

655
00:31:18,991 --> 00:31:21,102
for those of you hadn't uh that don't 

656
00:31:21,102 --> 00:31:22,824
know , spousal employment is a 

657
00:31:22,824 --> 00:31:24,969
tremendous uh challenge for our army 

658
00:31:24,979 --> 00:31:27,099
because we move . Look how many , how 

659
00:31:27,109 --> 00:31:31,030
many moves ? 10 , yeah , 

660
00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:33,849
18 , we've moved 18 times and my wife's 

661
00:31:33,859 --> 00:31:35,581
a school teacher and it's been 

662
00:31:35,581 --> 00:31:37,803
incredibly difficult for her , not only 

663
00:31:37,803 --> 00:31:40,349
just the licensing thing , um but it's 

664
00:31:40,359 --> 00:31:42,526
been incredibly difficult for her to , 

665
00:31:42,526 --> 00:31:45,680
to transition uh careers , but we've 

666
00:31:45,689 --> 00:31:48,239
had some , some groundswell grassroots 

667
00:31:48,250 --> 00:31:50,880
movements that uh that have , that have 

668
00:31:50,890 --> 00:31:53,239
helped with that and paige you and your 

669
00:31:53,250 --> 00:31:55,319
team have been on the front edge of 

670
00:31:55,329 --> 00:31:59,089
that . Um So they have a spousal , a uh 

671
00:31:59,099 --> 00:32:02,250
a , a um a spousal employment program 

672
00:32:02,369 --> 00:32:04,680
where they hire our military spouses 

673
00:32:04,689 --> 00:32:06,411
out in the field and then they 

674
00:32:06,411 --> 00:32:08,979
transition them with their jobs to 

675
00:32:08,989 --> 00:32:12,410
their soldiers new duty station . Um 

676
00:32:12,489 --> 00:32:15,959
For that is incredibly impactful . The 

677
00:32:15,969 --> 00:32:17,930
number one reason when I was the 

678
00:32:17,939 --> 00:32:21,569
commander of 21st TSC uh in Germany , 

679
00:32:21,579 --> 00:32:23,579
the number one reason we had early 

680
00:32:23,589 --> 00:32:26,270
return of dependents in , in Germany 

681
00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:28,530
was because our spouses look , we're 

682
00:32:28,540 --> 00:32:30,873
two income families . For the most part , 

683
00:32:30,873 --> 00:32:33,040
our spouses had problems finding job , 

684
00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:35,040
which led to marital strife , money 

685
00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:37,318
problems , which led to marital strife , 

686
00:32:37,318 --> 00:32:39,484
which left led to them leaving . We're 

687
00:32:39,484 --> 00:32:41,540
on our way to solving some of that . 

688
00:32:41,540 --> 00:32:43,207
And what you're doing here is 

689
00:32:43,207 --> 00:32:45,589
absolutely what we need to do . Um And 

690
00:32:45,599 --> 00:32:47,969
we have to do that for the , for , for 

691
00:32:47,979 --> 00:32:50,146
us in order for us to retain the right 

692
00:32:50,146 --> 00:32:52,709
kind of people in our army . So now 

693
00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:56,719
15% of the payoff's work for force are 

694
00:32:56,729 --> 00:32:58,951
part of that spousal employment program 

695
00:32:59,069 --> 00:33:01,550
and that's , that's a start . Um But uh 

696
00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:03,727
Michelle , you gotta keep working that 

697
00:33:03,727 --> 00:33:05,449
one because this is incredibly 

698
00:33:05,449 --> 00:33:07,393
important just last year page also 

699
00:33:07,393 --> 00:33:09,504
oversaw the activation integration of 

700
00:33:09,504 --> 00:33:11,782
the 45th Finance Center under film com . 

701
00:33:11,782 --> 00:33:13,504
This edition had the effect of 

702
00:33:13,504 --> 00:33:15,671
operationalize the command and enabled 

703
00:33:15,671 --> 00:33:17,893
it to really provide that theater level 

704
00:33:17,893 --> 00:33:21,010
planning and operations um uh out in 

705
00:33:21,020 --> 00:33:23,131
the field at the different theaters . 

706
00:33:23,839 --> 00:33:25,561
It will now help those theater 

707
00:33:25,561 --> 00:33:27,561
sustainment commands in setting and 

708
00:33:27,561 --> 00:33:29,699
preparing the theaters . Um as we 

709
00:33:29,709 --> 00:33:31,920
prepare our overseas units and our 

710
00:33:31,930 --> 00:33:35,060
Conus based units uh for the , the 

711
00:33:35,069 --> 00:33:37,402
potential for large scale ground combat . 

712
00:33:37,630 --> 00:33:39,797
Uh Again , those are just a few of the 

713
00:33:39,797 --> 00:33:41,852
highlights and there are many more . 

714
00:33:41,852 --> 00:33:44,074
But overall , it's been said that one's 

715
00:33:44,074 --> 00:33:45,963
contribution to the battle is not 

716
00:33:45,963 --> 00:33:45,930
measured by one's proximity to the 

717
00:33:45,939 --> 00:33:47,939
battlefield . And that is certainly 

718
00:33:47,939 --> 00:33:49,883
true for the men and women of this 

719
00:33:49,883 --> 00:33:51,883
command . And that's been certainly 

720
00:33:51,883 --> 00:33:53,883
true for their leader over the past 

721
00:33:53,883 --> 00:33:57,050
three years . Um page on behalf of the 

722
00:33:57,060 --> 00:33:59,282
entire leadership team of army material 

723
00:33:59,282 --> 00:34:02,569
command , um our army leadership um 

724
00:34:02,579 --> 00:34:05,250
because everybody knows who F COM is 

725
00:34:05,260 --> 00:34:08,840
and because of what you do , um I wanna 

726
00:34:08,850 --> 00:34:11,000
say thank you very much in a very 

727
00:34:11,010 --> 00:34:14,439
heartfelt look , I would say , uh good 

728
00:34:14,449 --> 00:34:16,782
luck at your next assignment . You know , 

729
00:34:16,782 --> 00:34:18,893
I always say it changes command and , 

730
00:34:18,893 --> 00:34:21,060
and promotions . Um Or actually when I 

731
00:34:21,060 --> 00:34:23,060
talk really , when I talk to preman 

732
00:34:23,060 --> 00:34:24,949
courses , lieutenant colonels and 

733
00:34:24,949 --> 00:34:24,840
colonels , um I say , hey , look , 

734
00:34:24,850 --> 00:34:27,072
enjoy your time in command because when 

735
00:34:27,072 --> 00:34:29,128
you get done , we're gonna ship your 

736
00:34:29,128 --> 00:34:31,350
butt to the Pentagon and that's exactly 

737
00:34:31,350 --> 00:34:33,294
what's happening to this general . 

738
00:34:33,294 --> 00:34:35,517
We're shipping her butt to the Pentagon 

739
00:34:35,517 --> 00:34:37,628
where she is going to be the director 

740
00:34:37,628 --> 00:34:39,850
of the J Warner , the personnel officer 

741
00:34:39,850 --> 00:34:41,961
for the joint staff at the Pentagon . 

742
00:34:41,961 --> 00:34:43,850
And that's a tough job . Um , but 

743
00:34:43,850 --> 00:34:46,072
you're gonna kill it . Um , and I don't 

744
00:34:46,072 --> 00:34:47,906
have , do you have any personnel 

745
00:34:47,906 --> 00:34:50,072
experience a little bit ? You're gonna 

746
00:34:50,072 --> 00:34:52,260
do just fine and , uh , and , uh , and 

747
00:34:52,270 --> 00:34:54,381
they're gonna be better served in a , 

748
00:34:54,381 --> 00:34:56,437
in a better headquarters and a joint 

749
00:34:56,437 --> 00:34:58,548
staff because of you . So please join 

750
00:34:58,548 --> 00:35:00,437
me in a round of applause for the 

751
00:35:00,437 --> 00:35:00,209
Jennings family . 

752
00:35:09,820 --> 00:35:12,560
So transitions are tough , right ? But 

753
00:35:12,570 --> 00:35:14,626
transitions are part of our army and 

754
00:35:14,626 --> 00:35:16,903
again , part of that fabric that makes , 

755
00:35:16,903 --> 00:35:18,959
makes us who we are . Um because the 

756
00:35:18,959 --> 00:35:21,159
transitions are about leaders . Um but 

757
00:35:21,169 --> 00:35:23,280
the colors always stay and the units 

758
00:35:23,290 --> 00:35:25,550
always stay and the good news and the 

759
00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:28,689
great news is that um is that we've got 

760
00:35:28,699 --> 00:35:32,530
an incredibly uh capable patient . 

761
00:35:33,060 --> 00:35:35,280
Can we know of this organization 

762
00:35:36,949 --> 00:35:39,350
must be a technical expert because you 

763
00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:41,527
got to roll your sleeves up and work , 

764
00:35:41,527 --> 00:35:43,416
right ? You got to be a master at 

765
00:35:43,416 --> 00:35:46,090
organizational design because there's 

766
00:35:46,100 --> 00:35:47,969
still work to be done as this 

767
00:35:47,979 --> 00:35:49,590
organization continues to be 

768
00:35:49,590 --> 00:35:53,159
operationalized . Um And we are 

769
00:35:53,169 --> 00:35:55,649
incredibly blessed that Colonel 

770
00:35:55,659 --> 00:35:58,429
Michelle Williams is that leader and 

771
00:35:58,439 --> 00:36:02,120
she is that expert um during her 25 

772
00:36:02,129 --> 00:36:04,459
year career , she is custom made for 

773
00:36:04,469 --> 00:36:07,129
this job . Uh her 25 year career , she 

774
00:36:07,139 --> 00:36:09,250
has held several financial management 

775
00:36:09,250 --> 00:36:11,361
and resourcing assignments across the 

776
00:36:11,361 --> 00:36:13,250
world , both in command and staff 

777
00:36:13,250 --> 00:36:15,472
positions . Um From the tactical to the 

778
00:36:15,472 --> 00:36:17,695
strategic , she was the G eight for the 

779
00:36:17,695 --> 00:36:19,972
18th Airborne Corps . And in that role , 

780
00:36:19,972 --> 00:36:21,917
she was responsible for resourcing 

781
00:36:21,917 --> 00:36:24,139
three incredibly complex deployments to 

782
00:36:24,139 --> 00:36:26,425
Centcom , ucom and Africom where she 

783
00:36:26,435 --> 00:36:29,145
oversaw portfolio portfolios worth 

784
00:36:29,155 --> 00:36:32,399
billions of dollars . Um Now look , the 

785
00:36:32,409 --> 00:36:34,530
18th Airborne Corps is the uh the 

786
00:36:34,540 --> 00:36:37,030
nation's 911 force . The Marines like 

787
00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:39,262
to say it . But um but look around when 

788
00:36:39,262 --> 00:36:41,373
things are bad and uh what do you see 

789
00:36:41,373 --> 00:36:43,484
as the United States army ? And a lot 

790
00:36:43,484 --> 00:36:45,707
of those folks that you see is the 18th 

791
00:36:45,707 --> 00:36:47,540
Airborne Corps . Uh and Michelle 

792
00:36:47,540 --> 00:36:49,879
managed the budget for that and for 

793
00:36:49,889 --> 00:36:52,379
some very dynamic leaders um who didn't 

794
00:36:52,389 --> 00:36:54,500
like it when you said no , there's no 

795
00:36:54,500 --> 00:36:56,667
more money . Um She was also the first 

796
00:36:56,667 --> 00:36:58,556
female chief of the congressional 

797
00:36:58,556 --> 00:37:00,778
budget liaison where she worked closely 

798
00:37:00,778 --> 00:37:02,833
with congressional appropriators and 

799
00:37:02,833 --> 00:37:04,722
senior army leaders to ensure our 

800
00:37:04,722 --> 00:37:06,833
service was adequately funded . Hey , 

801
00:37:06,833 --> 00:37:09,000
it sounds like a boring job , but that 

802
00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:11,167
is one of the most important jobs that 

803
00:37:11,167 --> 00:37:13,167
uh that we have in the Pentagon and 

804
00:37:13,167 --> 00:37:15,389
Michelle did that job . Um Now Michelle 

805
00:37:15,389 --> 00:37:17,556
comes to us after serving as the first 

806
00:37:17,556 --> 00:37:19,611
female Chief of Finance Corps of the 

807
00:37:19,611 --> 00:37:21,919
Finance Corps and the 42nd commandant 

808
00:37:21,929 --> 00:37:24,151
of the Finance and Comptroller School . 

809
00:37:24,219 --> 00:37:26,560
So again , establishing that 

810
00:37:26,570 --> 00:37:28,939
credibility walking in the door , 

811
00:37:28,949 --> 00:37:31,005
knowing what to do being part of the 

812
00:37:31,005 --> 00:37:33,020
force design update , that creative 

813
00:37:33,030 --> 00:37:35,229
film com being part of the schoolhouse 

814
00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:37,350
that , that manages a pipeline of our 

815
00:37:37,350 --> 00:37:39,517
soldiers that go out to the field . Um 

816
00:37:39,517 --> 00:37:42,149
She knows how to do that . Um uh Now 

817
00:37:42,159 --> 00:37:44,510
Michelle did a phenomenal job at uh 

818
00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:46,576
Fort Jackson and that's why she's uh 

819
00:37:46,576 --> 00:37:48,464
sitting there in that chair today 

820
00:37:48,464 --> 00:37:50,464
because the army has recognized her 

821
00:37:50,464 --> 00:37:52,409
leadership and her potential . And 

822
00:37:52,409 --> 00:37:54,464
again , um she is the absolute right 

823
00:37:54,464 --> 00:37:56,631
person for this summit . So Michelle , 

824
00:37:56,631 --> 00:37:58,687
it is my honor to officially welcome 

825
00:37:58,687 --> 00:38:00,909
you as the new commander of the US Army 

826
00:38:00,909 --> 00:38:02,964
Financial Management Command . And I 

827
00:38:02,964 --> 00:38:04,964
look forward to serving shoulder to 

828
00:38:04,964 --> 00:38:07,076
shoulder with you and Jeff as we move 

829
00:38:07,076 --> 00:38:09,298
into the future because we got a lot of 

830
00:38:09,298 --> 00:38:11,409
work to do and we talked a little bit 

831
00:38:11,409 --> 00:38:13,576
about that yesterday . But um it's a , 

832
00:38:13,576 --> 00:38:15,687
it's a great place to be . So , uh so 

833
00:38:15,687 --> 00:38:17,798
ladies and gentlemen , please welcome 

834
00:38:17,798 --> 00:38:19,687
Michelle with a round of applause 

835
00:38:25,989 --> 00:38:27,989
and finally to the men and women of 

836
00:38:27,989 --> 00:38:30,239
Femcom . Um We couldn't be prouder of 

837
00:38:30,250 --> 00:38:32,417
what you do , you're on the line every 

838
00:38:32,417 --> 00:38:36,260
day . Um And , and if you fail , uh our 

839
00:38:36,270 --> 00:38:39,360
army fails . And so uh I wanna thank 

840
00:38:39,370 --> 00:38:42,090
you uh for what you do . And uh and I 

841
00:38:42,100 --> 00:38:45,000
am incredibly proud to say that um that 

842
00:38:45,010 --> 00:38:47,066
I am teammates with such a , a great 

843
00:38:47,066 --> 00:38:49,620
group of pro of professionals . Look , 

844
00:38:49,629 --> 00:38:51,851
you've been in great hands with um with 

845
00:38:51,851 --> 00:38:53,962
Paige , but you're in great hands now 

846
00:38:53,962 --> 00:38:56,018
with uh Michelle and I know that you 

847
00:38:56,018 --> 00:38:58,239
will continue to support Michelle just 

848
00:38:58,250 --> 00:39:00,417
as you have supported Paige as we move 

849
00:39:00,417 --> 00:39:03,280
to the next chapter . Um And uh and I 

850
00:39:03,290 --> 00:39:05,457
just , I am just really proud to be up 

851
00:39:05,457 --> 00:39:07,679
here . Uh So thanks everybody for being 

852
00:39:07,679 --> 00:39:09,734
here , taking the time to , to uh to 

853
00:39:09,734 --> 00:39:11,959
attend this ceremony . This will defend 

854
00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:14,247
uh be all you can be and God bless you 

855
00:39:14,247 --> 00:39:15,247
all . Thank you , 

856
00:39:24,699 --> 00:39:26,699
ladies and gentlemen , the outgoing 

857
00:39:26,699 --> 00:39:28,810
commander , Brigadier General Paige M 

858
00:39:28,810 --> 00:39:29,810
Jennings 

859
00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:40,110
Valerie . 

860
00:39:43,239 --> 00:39:44,739
Thank you for my tissues . 

861
00:39:48,699 --> 00:39:52,639
They know me too well , so good morning , 

862
00:39:52,649 --> 00:39:56,110
everyone . Rochelle , thank you for the 

863
00:39:56,120 --> 00:39:59,399
wonderful invitation to the brass 

864
00:39:59,409 --> 00:40:01,742
quintet from the 38th Infantry Division . 

865
00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:04,330
Thank you for performing today . We 

866
00:40:04,340 --> 00:40:06,399
really appreciate and I'll talk a 

867
00:40:06,409 --> 00:40:08,389
little bit later , but this is 

868
00:40:08,399 --> 00:40:10,649
representative of our army because it's 

869
00:40:10,659 --> 00:40:13,350
about the active component , the Guard 

870
00:40:13,370 --> 00:40:15,314
and the Reserve . So thank you for 

871
00:40:15,314 --> 00:40:18,580
being here today . There's a few other 

872
00:40:18,590 --> 00:40:20,757
uh distinguished visitors that I would 

873
00:40:20,757 --> 00:40:22,201
like to mention by name . 

874
00:40:24,850 --> 00:40:27,183
Oops , hang on . All right , here we go , 

875
00:40:29,570 --> 00:40:32,679
Mr Soderstrom . You have been a 

876
00:40:32,689 --> 00:40:34,909
constant in the three years I've been 

877
00:40:34,919 --> 00:40:37,520
here every time we have a ceremony . 

878
00:40:37,830 --> 00:40:40,520
You are here without fail . You are the 

879
00:40:40,530 --> 00:40:43,449
best casa that anybody could ever ask 

880
00:40:43,459 --> 00:40:45,360
for . Thank you . 

881
00:40:49,790 --> 00:40:52,159
Online , General Murray , Lieutenant 

882
00:40:52,169 --> 00:40:54,489
General , retired Cardone , gentlemen , 

883
00:40:54,500 --> 00:40:57,600
thank you without you . I would not be 

884
00:40:57,610 --> 00:40:59,870
standing here today leading this 

885
00:40:59,879 --> 00:41:03,409
formation , MS Hamilton , 

886
00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:07,070
honorable Robert Speer , Miss 

887
00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:11,030
Whitefield , Miss Harvey , Mr 

888
00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:14,770
Harkin . Miss Petty . Thank you for 

889
00:41:14,780 --> 00:41:16,709
joining us here today . We really 

890
00:41:16,719 --> 00:41:19,870
appreciate you from a 

891
00:41:19,879 --> 00:41:22,800
SAFMNC joining us online , Lieutenant 

892
00:41:22,810 --> 00:41:26,090
General Chamberlain Mr Cook in in 

893
00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:27,909
person , sir , Major Anderson , 

894
00:41:29,639 --> 00:41:31,695
Brigadier General Rebecca mcilwain , 

895
00:41:31,695 --> 00:41:34,239
and her husband James Rebecca . Thank 

896
00:41:34,250 --> 00:41:36,417
you to you , my other battle buddy and 

897
00:41:36,417 --> 00:41:38,909
Sarah , so glad I'm on this journey 

898
00:41:38,919 --> 00:41:42,629
with you from defense 

899
00:41:42,639 --> 00:41:45,370
finance and accounting service , Mr 

900
00:41:45,379 --> 00:41:49,370
Gillison . You are a true mentor and a 

901
00:41:49,379 --> 00:41:53,100
friend to dod in the army . Thank you , 

902
00:41:53,110 --> 00:41:56,610
sir , for all you have done for us . We 

903
00:41:56,620 --> 00:42:00,209
truly appreciate you , Mr Rick Davis . 

904
00:42:00,419 --> 00:42:02,659
Mr Sean mccracken . Thank you so much 

905
00:42:02,669 --> 00:42:05,002
for your partnership and for being here , 

906
00:42:06,540 --> 00:42:08,760
Mr Mike Kelly Marino , president . 

907
00:42:08,770 --> 00:42:12,590
Thank you very much for coming . Some 

908
00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:14,711
of my other battle buddies that I got 

909
00:42:14,711 --> 00:42:17,540
to call out Les Barnett , Colonel Les 

910
00:42:17,550 --> 00:42:20,169
Barnett right there . Colonel , retired 

911
00:42:20,179 --> 00:42:23,330
Landon Moxley , colonel , retired Mike 

912
00:42:23,340 --> 00:42:26,830
Hagerty , online , colonel , retired 

913
00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:28,840
Jim Davis . Colonel , retired Brian 

914
00:42:28,850 --> 00:42:32,270
Smith virtually as well . Lieutenant 

915
00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:35,760
General Thomas H Lander , Colonel Mike 

916
00:42:35,770 --> 00:42:39,600
May and the one constant I'm gonna say 

917
00:42:39,610 --> 00:42:42,800
who raised me commands our major ? Paul 

918
00:42:43,449 --> 00:42:46,300
Mors , sorry , major . You've been 

919
00:42:46,310 --> 00:42:48,310
there from the beginning . You were 

920
00:42:48,310 --> 00:42:50,600
there when I pinned on one star and you 

921
00:42:50,610 --> 00:42:53,500
are here now . Thank you . Does not 

922
00:42:53,510 --> 00:42:55,649
justify everything that you have 

923
00:42:55,659 --> 00:42:58,219
continued to do for me . As I said , 

924
00:42:58,229 --> 00:43:00,570
last February at the statehouse , I 

925
00:43:00,580 --> 00:43:03,979
love you . Thank you . I want to give a 

926
00:43:03,989 --> 00:43:05,933
special shout out to army material 

927
00:43:05,933 --> 00:43:07,878
command . Lieutenant General Mohan 

928
00:43:07,878 --> 00:43:11,530
commands our major sellers and 

929
00:43:11,540 --> 00:43:15,459
generally tired daily , MS Wicker and 

930
00:43:15,469 --> 00:43:18,939
all the other A SAFMNC leadership along 

931
00:43:18,949 --> 00:43:21,270
with A MC , the other leaders at 

932
00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:23,558
defense finance and accounting service , 

933
00:43:23,669 --> 00:43:26,320
the Army G , one human resources 

934
00:43:26,330 --> 00:43:28,163
command , specifically Brigadier 

935
00:43:28,163 --> 00:43:30,441
General Johnson , the Adjutant General , 

936
00:43:30,441 --> 00:43:32,497
our Finance and Comptroller School , 

937
00:43:32,497 --> 00:43:34,497
our Adjutant General School and the 

938
00:43:34,497 --> 00:43:37,310
Soldier Support Institute . That group 

939
00:43:37,429 --> 00:43:39,485
is the stakeholders that have helped 

940
00:43:39,485 --> 00:43:41,707
propel this command forward and we will 

941
00:43:41,707 --> 00:43:43,929
continue to do so . I want to thank our 

942
00:43:43,929 --> 00:43:46,151
friends and family who are here and who 

943
00:43:46,151 --> 00:43:48,207
have been listening online . Many of 

944
00:43:48,207 --> 00:43:50,229
you are why we are standing here 

945
00:43:50,239 --> 00:43:53,260
successful today . I also want to thank 

946
00:43:53,270 --> 00:43:55,449
all of our elected other officials , 

947
00:43:55,729 --> 00:43:58,409
friends , family , Yusuf Icom , 

948
00:43:58,419 --> 00:44:01,350
employees and other people around the 

949
00:44:01,360 --> 00:44:03,989
world who support Yusuf icom and what 

950
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:07,260
we do to my family . I wanna recognize 

951
00:44:07,270 --> 00:44:09,326
my mother and father , both lifelong 

952
00:44:09,326 --> 00:44:13,080
educators who have been married . What 

953
00:44:13,090 --> 00:44:16,750
year are we at ? 50 ? Come on . I'm 55 

954
00:44:17,429 --> 00:44:19,790
years , 56 in July . 

955
00:44:20,790 --> 00:44:23,149
Lifelong educators who put me on this 

956
00:44:23,159 --> 00:44:25,780
path and help my sister become who we 

957
00:44:25,790 --> 00:44:29,760
are to my sister and my best 

958
00:44:29,770 --> 00:44:33,629
friend , Megan . I love you . 

959
00:44:33,639 --> 00:44:35,695
You've been here at all these events 

960
00:44:35,695 --> 00:44:37,583
and I'm so glad you're here to my 

961
00:44:37,583 --> 00:44:39,528
little nieces , Adeline and Bryn . 

962
00:44:40,030 --> 00:44:43,750
Thank you to Amanda here in person and 

963
00:44:43,760 --> 00:44:45,649
our son Lawrence . I could not be 

964
00:44:45,649 --> 00:44:47,704
prouder of you when we started three 

965
00:44:47,704 --> 00:44:49,704
years ago , you were thinking about 

966
00:44:49,704 --> 00:44:51,871
going to medical school , Lawrence was 

967
00:44:51,871 --> 00:44:53,927
getting ready to go to college now , 

968
00:44:53,927 --> 00:44:56,149
you've just finished your first year of 

969
00:44:56,149 --> 00:44:55,620
medical school . And Lawrence is 

970
00:44:55,629 --> 00:44:57,740
entering his senior year in college , 

971
00:45:00,159 --> 00:45:03,500
Jim and Ka , I know that my brother in 

972
00:45:03,510 --> 00:45:05,566
law gets to claim you by blood , but 

973
00:45:05,566 --> 00:45:09,320
you're mine now to all of you . Your 

974
00:45:09,330 --> 00:45:11,497
love and support has been instrumental 

975
00:45:11,497 --> 00:45:13,663
along this way and I'm so excited that 

976
00:45:13,663 --> 00:45:15,552
we're on the journey . Honey , we 

977
00:45:15,552 --> 00:45:18,520
started this 31 years ago . I'm so 

978
00:45:18,530 --> 00:45:21,159
lucky to have you by my side along with 

979
00:45:21,169 --> 00:45:23,391
Amanda and Lawrence as we embark on yet 

980
00:45:23,391 --> 00:45:25,447
another journey , I couldn't be more 

981
00:45:25,447 --> 00:45:27,669
proud to be your wife and your mother . 

982
00:45:27,669 --> 00:45:30,120
Thank you almost three years ago . I 

983
00:45:30,129 --> 00:45:32,240
assumed command in this very building 

984
00:45:32,240 --> 00:45:34,240
downstairs in our auditorium with a 

985
00:45:34,240 --> 00:45:37,399
much smaller crowd . Mr Soderstrom , 

986
00:45:37,409 --> 00:45:40,379
you were there , Mr Gillis and I 

987
00:45:40,389 --> 00:45:42,445
believe you were there too as well , 

988
00:45:42,445 --> 00:45:45,100
sir , because why it was the height of 

989
00:45:45,110 --> 00:45:47,221
COVID . So we couldn't put anybody in 

990
00:45:47,221 --> 00:45:49,699
that auditorium . But I will tell you 

991
00:45:49,709 --> 00:45:51,765
three years ago , I had no idea what 

992
00:45:51,765 --> 00:45:55,080
this command did short of . They had 

993
00:45:55,090 --> 00:45:57,090
lead defense travel administrators 

994
00:45:57,100 --> 00:45:59,267
outside of that . I really didn't know 

995
00:45:59,267 --> 00:46:01,479
what this command did . That should 

996
00:46:01,489 --> 00:46:03,850
tell you something why we have done 

997
00:46:03,860 --> 00:46:06,027
what we have done . I'm in the Finance 

998
00:46:06,027 --> 00:46:07,693
Corp and I don't really truly 

999
00:46:07,693 --> 00:46:09,860
understand what this command does . So 

1000
00:46:09,860 --> 00:46:12,060
we had a journey and we had a mission 

1001
00:46:12,070 --> 00:46:13,969
to take on , but that has quickly 

1002
00:46:13,979 --> 00:46:16,520
changed because I will tell you now I 

1003
00:46:16,530 --> 00:46:18,697
am their biggest champion . And when I 

1004
00:46:18,697 --> 00:46:20,919
leave here today , Michelle , that will 

1005
00:46:20,919 --> 00:46:24,500
not end what some of you may not 

1006
00:46:24,510 --> 00:46:27,389
know is what they do for us and what 

1007
00:46:27,399 --> 00:46:30,100
they do for our Finance Corp . They 

1008
00:46:30,110 --> 00:46:33,439
have been in lockstep this command with 

1009
00:46:33,449 --> 00:46:36,020
our army . From the very beginning , 

1010
00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:40,449
the Finance Corps was created two days 

1011
00:46:40,469 --> 00:46:42,699
after we established the army . On June 

1012
00:46:42,709 --> 00:46:45,739
16th , 1775 we established the position 

1013
00:46:45,750 --> 00:46:47,860
of the paymaster general . And since 

1014
00:46:47,870 --> 00:46:50,020
then , the Army Finance Corp has 

1015
00:46:50,030 --> 00:46:52,899
continued to pay and ensure that we win 

1016
00:46:52,909 --> 00:46:55,070
battles around the globe . During the 

1017
00:46:55,080 --> 00:46:57,600
last 249 years , the army's strategies 

1018
00:46:57,610 --> 00:47:00,129
and tactics have evolved but the ever 

1019
00:47:00,139 --> 00:47:02,195
changing world has required constant 

1020
00:47:02,195 --> 00:47:04,417
innovation from the US army to maintain 

1021
00:47:04,417 --> 00:47:06,195
its competitive advantage . And 

1022
00:47:06,195 --> 00:47:08,250
throughout time , the army's Finance 

1023
00:47:08,250 --> 00:47:10,679
Corp , our civilians and our military 

1024
00:47:10,689 --> 00:47:12,689
have been there to meet the needs . 

1025
00:47:13,050 --> 00:47:15,272
Today marks the third change of command 

1026
00:47:15,272 --> 00:47:17,494
since the establishment of this command 

1027
00:47:17,494 --> 00:47:19,610
as a two star command almost 10 years 

1028
00:47:19,620 --> 00:47:22,060
ago . Yes , you heard me right . The 

1029
00:47:22,070 --> 00:47:24,292
command that Michelle just assumed here 

1030
00:47:24,292 --> 00:47:26,403
minutes ago has gone through numerous 

1031
00:47:26,403 --> 00:47:28,348
changes over the last seven year , 

1032
00:47:28,348 --> 00:47:30,348
several years , but nothing so much 

1033
00:47:30,348 --> 00:47:32,570
more than since the last four , we have 

1034
00:47:32,570 --> 00:47:35,000
grown from 200 people to over 1200 . 

1035
00:47:35,270 --> 00:47:37,381
And in the next year , we'll go close 

1036
00:47:37,381 --> 00:47:41,110
to 1400 with a worldwide 

1037
00:47:41,120 --> 00:47:45,080
mission . We have partnered with the 

1038
00:47:45,090 --> 00:47:47,146
eighth army in Korea to stand up our 

1039
00:47:47,146 --> 00:47:49,320
pay office in Korea and we are now 

1040
00:47:49,330 --> 00:47:52,449
partnering with the Ur A and the 21st 

1041
00:47:52,459 --> 00:47:54,909
theater sustainment command to help run 

1042
00:47:54,919 --> 00:47:58,689
their pay center in Europe to build the 

1043
00:47:58,699 --> 00:48:00,810
army of 2030 capable of meeting these 

1044
00:48:00,810 --> 00:48:02,866
challenges . The army has determined 

1045
00:48:02,866 --> 00:48:04,477
several things . It's got to 

1046
00:48:04,477 --> 00:48:06,699
concentrate highly lethal low signature 

1047
00:48:06,699 --> 00:48:08,643
combat forces . We have to deliver 

1048
00:48:08,643 --> 00:48:10,866
precision long range fires . We have to 

1049
00:48:10,866 --> 00:48:12,588
be secure from enemy cyber and 

1050
00:48:12,588 --> 00:48:14,989
electronic attacks and we have to be 

1051
00:48:15,000 --> 00:48:17,389
able to sustain the fight across 

1052
00:48:17,399 --> 00:48:20,669
contested terrain . And over time , all 

1053
00:48:20,679 --> 00:48:22,623
of these efforts have one thing in 

1054
00:48:22,623 --> 00:48:25,129
common money . American citizens 

1055
00:48:25,139 --> 00:48:27,139
entrust our army with our heart and 

1056
00:48:27,139 --> 00:48:29,489
money and here at use of ICOM with all 

1057
00:48:29,500 --> 00:48:31,389
of our other financial management 

1058
00:48:31,389 --> 00:48:33,639
professionals , we have the solemn 

1059
00:48:33,649 --> 00:48:35,760
responsibility to ensure every dollar 

1060
00:48:35,760 --> 00:48:38,540
is dispersed and accounted for and can 

1061
00:48:38,550 --> 00:48:41,689
be auditable whether in garrison or on 

1062
00:48:41,699 --> 00:48:43,689
the battlefield to meet these 

1063
00:48:43,699 --> 00:48:45,977
challenges . Over the last three years , 

1064
00:48:45,977 --> 00:48:47,755
we have worked to integrate and 

1065
00:48:47,755 --> 00:48:49,699
operationalize use of income . You 

1066
00:48:49,699 --> 00:48:51,699
heard Lieutenant General Mohan talk 

1067
00:48:51,699 --> 00:48:53,755
about a couple of those to do this . 

1068
00:48:53,755 --> 00:48:55,977
There has been one constant in the last 

1069
00:48:55,977 --> 00:48:58,360
three years . We have made sure that we 

1070
00:48:58,370 --> 00:49:00,092
integrate and collaborate with 

1071
00:49:00,092 --> 00:49:02,037
everything with the stakeholders . 

1072
00:49:02,037 --> 00:49:04,314
Defense Finance and accounting service , 

1073
00:49:04,314 --> 00:49:06,314
Assistant Secretary of the Army for 

1074
00:49:06,314 --> 00:49:08,481
Financial Management and Comptroller , 

1075
00:49:08,481 --> 00:49:10,959
and most importantly , the Guard and 

1076
00:49:10,969 --> 00:49:13,729
the Reserve . See , many of you don't 

1077
00:49:13,739 --> 00:49:15,906
realize finance is the smallest branch 

1078
00:49:15,906 --> 00:49:17,795
of the army and two thirds of our 

1079
00:49:17,795 --> 00:49:20,550
operational forces reside in the Guard 

1080
00:49:20,560 --> 00:49:23,100
and the Reserve . So when we talk about 

1081
00:49:23,110 --> 00:49:24,943
making sure that we are ready to 

1082
00:49:24,943 --> 00:49:27,219
support the next fight , we do it as 

1083
00:49:27,229 --> 00:49:30,649
one team active Garden Reserve . What I 

1084
00:49:30,659 --> 00:49:32,826
would like to do if you indulge me . I 

1085
00:49:32,826 --> 00:49:34,881
want to highlight a couple of things 

1086
00:49:34,881 --> 00:49:34,580
that Lieutenant General Mohan didn't 

1087
00:49:34,590 --> 00:49:36,989
have the opportunity to highlight army 

1088
00:49:37,000 --> 00:49:39,167
financial services under the direction 

1089
00:49:39,167 --> 00:49:41,222
of Mr Ken Crowder . We call them the 

1090
00:49:41,222 --> 00:49:43,590
army's bank with responsibilities for 

1091
00:49:43,600 --> 00:49:45,419
electronic commerce , banking , 

1092
00:49:45,520 --> 00:49:47,939
financial management oversight support 

1093
00:49:47,949 --> 00:49:50,227
to classified and sensitive activities . 

1094
00:49:50,570 --> 00:49:52,626
They have worked tirelessly over the 

1095
00:49:52,626 --> 00:49:54,429
last three years to support the 

1096
00:49:54,439 --> 00:49:58,429
operational army to include the stand 

1097
00:49:58,439 --> 00:50:00,383
up and the partnering with us army 

1098
00:50:00,383 --> 00:50:02,495
special operations command on counter 

1099
00:50:02,495 --> 00:50:04,550
threat , finance and the finance for 

1100
00:50:04,550 --> 00:50:06,661
operational effects . They have taken 

1101
00:50:06,661 --> 00:50:08,661
over the program management for the 

1102
00:50:08,661 --> 00:50:10,439
financial tactical platform for 

1103
00:50:10,439 --> 00:50:12,661
everybody out there . That is how we do 

1104
00:50:12,661 --> 00:50:14,772
our business on the battlefield . And 

1105
00:50:14,772 --> 00:50:17,110
they have done Yeoman's work training 

1106
00:50:17,120 --> 00:50:19,009
with our industry partner , armed 

1107
00:50:19,009 --> 00:50:21,176
forces bank to develop and implement a 

1108
00:50:21,176 --> 00:50:23,719
short banking course that ensures all 

1109
00:50:23,729 --> 00:50:25,951
three components of soldiers understand 

1110
00:50:25,951 --> 00:50:28,062
what it means to a banking officer to 

1111
00:50:28,062 --> 00:50:30,062
go into a theater and to be able to 

1112
00:50:30,062 --> 00:50:32,118
open it up because at the end of the 

1113
00:50:32,118 --> 00:50:34,739
day , the logistics can't get what they 

1114
00:50:34,750 --> 00:50:36,899
need . The contracting officers can't 

1115
00:50:36,909 --> 00:50:40,300
contract out without one thing money 

1116
00:50:41,239 --> 00:50:43,739
and that comes down to our organization . 

1117
00:50:44,870 --> 00:50:46,926
And lastly , the operational support 

1118
00:50:46,926 --> 00:50:49,409
team has trained and evaluated every 

1119
00:50:49,419 --> 00:50:51,649
finance unit deploying or preparing to 

1120
00:50:51,659 --> 00:50:53,810
deploy somewhere in the world . In 

1121
00:50:53,820 --> 00:50:55,649
addition to training countless 

1122
00:50:55,659 --> 00:50:57,881
civilians and soldiers who come through 

1123
00:50:57,881 --> 00:50:59,770
here for the breadth of financial 

1124
00:50:59,770 --> 00:51:01,826
operations and resource management . 

1125
00:51:01,826 --> 00:51:04,510
Training our system support operations 

1126
00:51:04,520 --> 00:51:06,798
under the direction of MS Joanne Zilli , 

1127
00:51:07,010 --> 00:51:09,232
they directly have supported the day to 

1128
00:51:09,232 --> 00:51:10,899
day operations for the army's 

1129
00:51:10,899 --> 00:51:13,066
enterprise resource planning systems . 

1130
00:51:13,066 --> 00:51:15,232
For you out there , our accounting and 

1131
00:51:15,232 --> 00:51:17,343
our logistical systems which make the 

1132
00:51:17,343 --> 00:51:19,121
army run and account for and do 

1133
00:51:19,121 --> 00:51:21,177
everything that we have to do . They 

1134
00:51:21,177 --> 00:51:22,621
ensure the army has asset 

1135
00:51:22,621 --> 00:51:24,732
accountability of everything we own . 

1136
00:51:24,732 --> 00:51:26,788
That's a large process . We're still 

1137
00:51:26,788 --> 00:51:28,790
working through a focus on data 

1138
00:51:28,800 --> 00:51:30,689
analytics , governance , audit 

1139
00:51:30,699 --> 00:51:33,639
integration , and more importantly how 

1140
00:51:33,649 --> 00:51:35,871
we plan for those same future systems . 

1141
00:51:36,120 --> 00:51:37,787
Our army audit and accounting 

1142
00:51:37,787 --> 00:51:39,842
operations , otherwise known as a 30 

1143
00:51:39,842 --> 00:51:41,787
under the direction of Miss Denise 

1144
00:51:41,787 --> 00:51:43,842
Gallon and her team . They have been 

1145
00:51:43,842 --> 00:51:45,953
working tirelessly with the Assistant 

1146
00:51:45,953 --> 00:51:47,731
Secretary of the Army Financial 

1147
00:51:47,731 --> 00:51:49,676
Management Comptroller and Defense 

1148
00:51:49,676 --> 00:51:51,564
Finance and accounting service to 

1149
00:51:51,564 --> 00:51:53,509
ensure that we increase the army's 

1150
00:51:53,509 --> 00:51:55,620
purchasing power through auditability 

1151
00:51:55,620 --> 00:51:57,787
and accountability of our funds . They 

1152
00:51:57,787 --> 00:51:59,731
are leading critical areas for the 

1153
00:51:59,731 --> 00:52:01,898
army's audit roadmap critical in order 

1154
00:52:01,898 --> 00:52:04,064
for the army to become audible so that 

1155
00:52:04,064 --> 00:52:06,287
Congress gives us our money . And yes , 

1156
00:52:06,287 --> 00:52:08,342
Michelle , your name's on a piece of 

1157
00:52:08,342 --> 00:52:10,453
paper that you have to report back to 

1158
00:52:10,453 --> 00:52:13,270
the under . So get ready our process 

1159
00:52:13,280 --> 00:52:15,391
management and compliance . Under the 

1160
00:52:15,391 --> 00:52:17,502
direction of Mr Chris Reynolds , they 

1161
00:52:17,502 --> 00:52:19,224
have continued to document and 

1162
00:52:19,224 --> 00:52:21,113
modernize the army , standardized 

1163
00:52:21,113 --> 00:52:23,336
business processes and processes , maps 

1164
00:52:23,336 --> 00:52:25,447
to facilitate the audit process , but 

1165
00:52:25,447 --> 00:52:27,391
to ensure the army is also running 

1166
00:52:27,391 --> 00:52:29,113
smoothly and they partner with 

1167
00:52:29,113 --> 00:52:31,224
everybody else . You've heard a theme 

1168
00:52:31,224 --> 00:52:33,336
here , right . The army has to become 

1169
00:52:33,336 --> 00:52:35,391
auditable . Congress holds our purse 

1170
00:52:35,391 --> 00:52:38,560
strings and we have got to obtain an 

1171
00:52:38,570 --> 00:52:41,889
audit opinion and this command is 

1172
00:52:41,899 --> 00:52:44,149
central to helping the army do that . 

1173
00:52:45,719 --> 00:52:48,110
Military pay operations . I want to hit 

1174
00:52:48,120 --> 00:52:50,064
it under Miss Susan Gillison , our 

1175
00:52:50,064 --> 00:52:53,290
director and yes , Mr Gillison , Miss 

1176
00:52:53,300 --> 00:52:55,300
Susan Gillison , they are a power 

1177
00:52:55,310 --> 00:52:56,754
couple in this building . 

1178
00:52:59,179 --> 00:53:01,120
Big shout out to you in the army 

1179
00:53:01,129 --> 00:53:03,989
military pay offices . What you do for 

1180
00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:06,222
our soldiers and our families cannot be 

1181
00:53:06,222 --> 00:53:09,780
understated . Our network audit 

1182
00:53:11,409 --> 00:53:13,520
and field compliance division , NFC D 

1183
00:53:13,520 --> 00:53:15,649
under the director of Aaron Parker , 

1184
00:53:15,830 --> 00:53:17,830
they provide the oversight training 

1185
00:53:17,830 --> 00:53:19,941
inspection for all these military pay 

1186
00:53:19,941 --> 00:53:22,052
offices worldwide to ensure that they 

1187
00:53:22,052 --> 00:53:25,489
are doing things right . And lastly , 

1188
00:53:25,500 --> 00:53:27,389
our 45th Finance Center under the 

1189
00:53:27,389 --> 00:53:29,333
direction of the deputy director , 

1190
00:53:29,333 --> 00:53:31,590
acting director , Lieutenant Colonel 

1191
00:53:31,600 --> 00:53:35,479
Jason Sick and S Major Hoser . We 

1192
00:53:35,489 --> 00:53:37,989
activated that unit here in October . 

1193
00:53:39,399 --> 00:53:42,060
What you probably don't realize is that 

1194
00:53:42,070 --> 00:53:44,350
the 45th Finance Center had a storied 

1195
00:53:44,360 --> 00:53:47,889
history that started right here in 1943 

1196
00:53:47,899 --> 00:53:50,149
at Fort Ben Harrison and can continue 

1197
00:53:50,280 --> 00:53:53,899
on through World War two until 1994 . 

1198
00:53:53,909 --> 00:53:56,076
And they have now been activated under 

1199
00:53:56,076 --> 00:53:58,298
us and they are the operational arm for 

1200
00:53:58,298 --> 00:54:00,465
the army . But all the directorates in 

1201
00:54:00,465 --> 00:54:02,576
the Finance Center that I just talked 

1202
00:54:02,576 --> 00:54:04,353
about can't operate without the 

1203
00:54:04,353 --> 00:54:06,800
critical staff G one under me and her 

1204
00:54:06,810 --> 00:54:08,879
team G two and G three under Mark 

1205
00:54:08,889 --> 00:54:11,489
Burton star Major Harris , Mr Thomas 

1206
00:54:11,500 --> 00:54:15,370
Major . Wright G four , Mr en LG six , 

1207
00:54:15,379 --> 00:54:17,659
Richard Dillon , our G eight Jody Hogan 

1208
00:54:17,669 --> 00:54:20,760
and her team , our special staff , our 

1209
00:54:20,770 --> 00:54:24,489
Eeom Wilder , our IG JP Peterson and 

1210
00:54:24,500 --> 00:54:27,600
his team , our legal joy and Parvinder 

1211
00:54:27,610 --> 00:54:30,550
and Ahana our strategic initiatives 

1212
00:54:31,239 --> 00:54:33,939
under Mr Don Houston , our executive 

1213
00:54:33,949 --> 00:54:37,669
staff , Monica and our SGS 

1214
00:54:37,679 --> 00:54:40,889
MS Valerie . Why did I take the time to 

1215
00:54:40,899 --> 00:54:44,060
go through all of this ? General Mohan 

1216
00:54:44,070 --> 00:54:45,737
said it . He talked about the 

1217
00:54:45,737 --> 00:54:49,290
operational . Most of what I just read 

1218
00:54:50,159 --> 00:54:52,989
didn't exist to the extent it exists . 

1219
00:54:53,000 --> 00:54:56,830
Three years ago , most of our staff had 

1220
00:54:56,840 --> 00:54:58,784
1 to 2 people in it because it was 

1221
00:54:58,784 --> 00:55:02,610
still a staff built for 200 . Not soon 

1222
00:55:02,620 --> 00:55:06,590
to be 1400 EEO had just come 

1223
00:55:06,600 --> 00:55:09,689
on IG didn't exist . We didn't have a G 

1224
00:55:09,699 --> 00:55:12,570
four . Our legal team was one deep and 

1225
00:55:12,580 --> 00:55:14,636
joy will tell you he pulled his hair 

1226
00:55:14,636 --> 00:55:18,510
out every day to my right hand team 

1227
00:55:20,139 --> 00:55:22,600
chief of staff , Colonel Les Barnett , 

1228
00:55:23,540 --> 00:55:26,060
Colonel mccrum and now Colonel Kevin 

1229
00:55:26,070 --> 00:55:28,270
Pierce to our deputy chief of staff , 

1230
00:55:28,280 --> 00:55:32,100
Brett Dunn . You have taken , you have 

1231
00:55:32,110 --> 00:55:34,277
implemented a battle rhythm . You have 

1232
00:55:34,277 --> 00:55:36,443
implemented policies , procedures that 

1233
00:55:36,443 --> 00:55:39,699
this command now runs with precision 

1234
00:55:40,340 --> 00:55:42,507
that I don't have to do anything . All 

1235
00:55:42,507 --> 00:55:44,396
I have to do is sit back and make 

1236
00:55:44,396 --> 00:55:46,451
decisions . Thank you . That was our 

1237
00:55:46,451 --> 00:55:48,620
goal three years ago . They're ready 

1238
00:55:48,629 --> 00:55:52,389
for you . Michelle , as 

1239
00:55:52,399 --> 00:55:54,621
everybody knows , you don't do anything 

1240
00:55:54,919 --> 00:55:57,070
without great senior NC OS . And I've 

1241
00:55:57,080 --> 00:55:58,969
been blessed throughout my entire 

1242
00:55:58,969 --> 00:56:02,919
career and it takes a lot of them start 

1243
00:56:02,929 --> 00:56:06,139
with Command Czar Major Marcet . When I 

1244
00:56:06,149 --> 00:56:08,482
got here , command Cr Major Kenneth Law , 

1245
00:56:08,482 --> 00:56:11,469
which I believe is listening online and 

1246
00:56:11,479 --> 00:56:13,669
commands our Major Joy , Allen . I 

1247
00:56:13,679 --> 00:56:16,030
couldn't have asked for a better 

1248
00:56:16,040 --> 00:56:19,169
teammate to come on to help steer this 

1249
00:56:19,179 --> 00:56:21,540
command to where it's going . I 

1250
00:56:21,550 --> 00:56:25,449
appreciate you . Love you like family . 

1251
00:56:26,520 --> 00:56:28,679
So everybody knows it's pretty cool . 

1252
00:56:28,689 --> 00:56:30,633
Her and I are one day apart on our 

1253
00:56:30,633 --> 00:56:32,856
birthday , there's something about some 

1254
00:56:32,856 --> 00:56:35,959
Sagittarius . I don't know . To my 

1255
00:56:35,969 --> 00:56:39,830
former deputy Mr Barry Hoffman . Thank 

1256
00:56:39,840 --> 00:56:41,840
you for doing what you did for us . 

1257
00:56:42,929 --> 00:56:45,879
Ryan Busby . Thank you for coming in . 

1258
00:56:46,540 --> 00:56:48,899
You are a wealth of knowledge and you 

1259
00:56:48,909 --> 00:56:50,853
are the right person in the job to 

1260
00:56:50,853 --> 00:56:53,076
continue to take us forth with where we 

1261
00:56:53,076 --> 00:56:55,189
need to go to everybody . I just 

1262
00:56:55,199 --> 00:56:57,255
mentioned you have focused on talent 

1263
00:56:57,255 --> 00:56:59,532
management and hiring the right people . 

1264
00:56:59,532 --> 00:57:01,588
You have driven fiscal precision and 

1265
00:57:01,588 --> 00:57:03,588
audit . You've started to integrate 

1266
00:57:03,588 --> 00:57:05,255
data analytics and artificial 

1267
00:57:05,255 --> 00:57:07,310
intelligence and other opportunities 

1268
00:57:07,310 --> 00:57:09,477
that will increase your efficiency and 

1269
00:57:09,477 --> 00:57:11,310
your effectiveness as we work to 

1270
00:57:11,310 --> 00:57:13,143
account and safeguard the army's 

1271
00:57:13,143 --> 00:57:15,199
resources . But above all , you have 

1272
00:57:15,199 --> 00:57:17,439
become a command that is proactively 

1273
00:57:17,449 --> 00:57:20,979
operating with synergy and autonomy to 

1274
00:57:20,989 --> 00:57:23,600
support army material command , the 

1275
00:57:23,610 --> 00:57:25,610
Assistant Secretary of the Army for 

1276
00:57:25,610 --> 00:57:27,777
Financial Management and Comptroller , 

1277
00:57:27,777 --> 00:57:29,943
defense Finance and accounting service 

1278
00:57:29,943 --> 00:57:32,166
and the army as a whole , I couldn't be 

1279
00:57:32,166 --> 00:57:33,777
prouder of all that you have 

1280
00:57:33,777 --> 00:57:35,770
accomplished . Three years ago , I 

1281
00:57:35,780 --> 00:57:38,002
stood down in the auditorium and I made 

1282
00:57:38,002 --> 00:57:40,002
you the following promise . I would 

1283
00:57:40,002 --> 00:57:42,336
give you everything I have to match you . 

1284
00:57:42,336 --> 00:57:44,391
One for one in your efforts to serve 

1285
00:57:44,391 --> 00:57:46,629
and improve our army . I would listen 

1286
00:57:46,639 --> 00:57:48,528
and respect you as subject matter 

1287
00:57:48,528 --> 00:57:50,750
experts . I would give you the guidance 

1288
00:57:50,750 --> 00:57:52,972
in the direction you need to align your 

1289
00:57:52,972 --> 00:57:55,139
goals with those of the army . I would 

1290
00:57:55,139 --> 00:57:57,361
fight for you to have the resources and 

1291
00:57:57,361 --> 00:57:59,528
time you needed to be successful and I 

1292
00:57:59,528 --> 00:58:01,695
would communicate clearly with you and 

1293
00:58:01,695 --> 00:58:03,806
provide clear cut expectations . That 

1294
00:58:03,806 --> 00:58:06,028
last one probably got a little squarely 

1295
00:58:06,028 --> 00:58:07,972
as our major calls me squarely . I 

1296
00:58:07,972 --> 00:58:10,139
didn't promise time management because 

1297
00:58:10,139 --> 00:58:12,370
you know , I'm awful at it . And all I 

1298
00:58:12,379 --> 00:58:14,490
asked in return was that you did four 

1299
00:58:14,490 --> 00:58:17,290
simple things continue to innovate and 

1300
00:58:17,300 --> 00:58:20,080
move us forward . Keep service at the 

1301
00:58:20,090 --> 00:58:22,699
forefront of everything you do , take 

1302
00:58:22,709 --> 00:58:24,876
care of yourselves , your families and 

1303
00:58:24,876 --> 00:58:27,098
one another . Denise , I'm not going to 

1304
00:58:27,098 --> 00:58:29,370
look at you continue to care as much 

1305
00:58:29,379 --> 00:58:31,429
for our army as you do each day . 

1306
00:58:31,610 --> 00:58:34,959
Simply you have done that and so much 

1307
00:58:34,969 --> 00:58:38,790
more . Thank you . 

1308
00:58:38,800 --> 00:58:42,669
Doesn't even begin to tell you to the 

1309
00:58:42,679 --> 00:58:45,969
men and women under Yusuf Icom , the 

1310
00:58:45,979 --> 00:58:47,868
teammates I have mentioned here , 

1311
00:58:48,959 --> 00:58:51,181
Colonel Williams is the right person to 

1312
00:58:51,181 --> 00:58:53,899
take this command . One of my battle 

1313
00:58:53,909 --> 00:58:56,020
buddies running around the Pentagon , 

1314
00:58:56,020 --> 00:58:58,242
I've known her for a long time . To you 

1315
00:58:58,242 --> 00:59:00,969
and Jeff , I couldn't be happier to 

1316
00:59:00,979 --> 00:59:03,939
entrust it to you , Mr and Mrs Williams . 

1317
00:59:04,050 --> 00:59:06,070
You should be very proud of your 

1318
00:59:06,080 --> 00:59:09,540
daughter Michelle as you take 

1319
00:59:09,550 --> 00:59:13,290
command . Give them everything 

1320
00:59:14,169 --> 00:59:17,149
to my team . I have just given up , 

1321
00:59:19,459 --> 00:59:23,080
give her 110% just like you gave me . 

1322
00:59:23,659 --> 00:59:25,770
I know that she will give you that in 

1323
00:59:25,770 --> 00:59:28,199
return , support her and trust her like 

1324
00:59:28,209 --> 00:59:30,320
you did for me , she will not let you 

1325
00:59:30,320 --> 00:59:33,449
down , Michelle , take care of the men 

1326
00:59:33,459 --> 00:59:36,370
and women of this command , care for 

1327
00:59:36,379 --> 00:59:40,189
them , guide them , mentor them , lead 

1328
00:59:40,199 --> 00:59:42,739
them . But above all , love them . 

1329
00:59:44,659 --> 00:59:47,699
The army may not know everything about 

1330
00:59:47,709 --> 00:59:50,389
this command , but they are paying 

1331
00:59:50,399 --> 00:59:53,260
attention as so many of our senior 

1332
00:59:53,270 --> 00:59:55,381
leaders have said to me over the last 

1333
00:59:55,381 --> 00:59:57,603
three years , I don't really understand 

1334
00:59:57,603 --> 00:59:59,826
all of the things you knew . But I know 

1335
00:59:59,826 --> 01:00:02,760
if you go away , the army will break 

1336
01:00:04,520 --> 01:00:06,742
as I prepared for this day , I've given 

1337
01:00:06,742 --> 01:00:08,909
a lot of thought about what the future 

1338
01:00:08,909 --> 01:00:10,964
holds for Yusuf . I for the army and 

1339
01:00:10,964 --> 01:00:12,909
our higher headquarters , for army 

1340
01:00:12,909 --> 01:00:15,076
material command as the only service . 

1341
01:00:15,076 --> 01:00:17,298
And I said that right , the army is the 

1342
01:00:17,298 --> 01:00:19,790
only service that has a command like us , 

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01:00:20,500 --> 01:00:22,611
the army has the right team under the 

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01:00:22,611 --> 01:00:24,667
leadership of Colonel Williams , the 

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01:00:24,667 --> 01:00:26,500
command team , the staff and the 

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01:00:26,500 --> 01:00:30,199
directorates . And I want to reflect 

1347
01:00:30,209 --> 01:00:33,169
back to a very simple book with a lot 

1348
01:00:33,179 --> 01:00:35,012
of meaning that many of you have 

1349
01:00:35,012 --> 01:00:37,560
probably read to your Children and I 

1350
01:00:37,570 --> 01:00:39,903
want to leave you with just a few lines . 

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01:00:40,300 --> 01:00:42,522
It is called , oh , the places that you 

1352
01:00:42,522 --> 01:00:46,300
will go by Dr Seuss , why you ask ? 

1353
01:00:46,669 --> 01:00:48,780
Because the command that I am turning 

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01:00:48,780 --> 01:00:50,780
and just turned over to you and its 

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01:00:50,780 --> 01:00:52,947
current configuration with the current 

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01:00:52,947 --> 01:00:55,469
mission set is still very young with a 

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01:00:55,479 --> 01:00:58,300
lot of experts . But growing fast , 

1358
01:00:58,919 --> 01:01:00,752
give them your guidance and your 

1359
01:01:00,752 --> 01:01:03,020
mentorship , Yusuf ICOM . 

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01:01:03,310 --> 01:01:06,100
Congratulations . Today is your day . 

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01:01:06,439 --> 01:01:08,770
You're off to great places . You're off 

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01:01:08,780 --> 01:01:11,620
and away , you have brains in your head , 

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01:01:11,629 --> 01:01:13,740
you have feet in your shoes , you can 

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01:01:13,740 --> 01:01:16,073
steer yourself any direction you choose , 

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01:01:16,080 --> 01:01:18,580
you're on your own and you know what to 

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01:01:18,590 --> 01:01:21,909
do and you are the team who will decide 

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01:01:21,919 --> 01:01:24,129
where to go . You look up and down the 

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01:01:24,139 --> 01:01:27,169
streets or across the world , look them 

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01:01:27,179 --> 01:01:29,346
over with care and about some you will 

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01:01:29,346 --> 01:01:31,401
say I don't choose to go there , but 

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01:01:31,401 --> 01:01:33,620
you may have to with your head full of 

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01:01:33,629 --> 01:01:35,796
brains and your shoes full of feet and 

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01:01:35,796 --> 01:01:37,907
you're too smart to go down any , not 

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01:01:37,907 --> 01:01:40,129
so good street . You may not find any . 

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01:01:40,129 --> 01:01:42,185
You'll want to go down . And in that 

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01:01:42,185 --> 01:01:44,407
case , of course , you'll head straight 

1377
01:01:44,407 --> 01:01:46,518
out of town and Colonel Williams will 

1378
01:01:46,518 --> 01:01:50,360
direct you right back . Oh , the places 

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01:01:50,370 --> 01:01:52,919
you will go , you'll be on your way up , 

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01:01:52,929 --> 01:01:54,818
you will be seeing great sights . 

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01:01:54,818 --> 01:01:57,040
You'll join the high flyers who soar to 

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01:01:57,040 --> 01:01:59,409
high heights . You will not lag behind 

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01:01:59,419 --> 01:02:01,750
because you have the speed . You'll 

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01:02:01,760 --> 01:02:04,169
pass the whole gang and you will soon 

1385
01:02:04,179 --> 01:02:07,389
take the lead . Wherever you fly , you 

1386
01:02:07,399 --> 01:02:10,020
will always be the best of the best and 

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01:02:10,030 --> 01:02:12,719
wherever you go , you will top all the 

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01:02:12,729 --> 01:02:15,770
rest . So be sure when you step , step 

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01:02:15,780 --> 01:02:18,350
with care and great tact . And remember 

1390
01:02:18,360 --> 01:02:20,469
that life's a great balancing act . 

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01:02:20,780 --> 01:02:22,836
Just never forget to be dexterous in 

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01:02:22,836 --> 01:02:25,510
deaf and never mix up your right foot 

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01:02:25,520 --> 01:02:27,919
with your left and will you succeed ? 

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01:02:28,350 --> 01:02:32,040
Yes , you will indeed . 98 and three 

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01:02:32,050 --> 01:02:35,729
quarters percent guaranteed . Ya , I 

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01:02:35,949 --> 01:02:39,189
com you will move mountains today is 

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01:02:39,199 --> 01:02:41,699
your day . Your mountain is waiting . 

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01:02:41,820 --> 01:02:45,510
So get on your way service to soldiers 

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01:02:45,780 --> 01:02:48,879
winning matters . This will defend 

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01:03:15,449 --> 01:03:17,939
ladies and gentlemen , the commander of 

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01:03:17,949 --> 01:03:19,782
the United States Army Financial 

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01:03:19,782 --> 01:03:22,005
Management Command , Colonel Michelle M 

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01:03:22,005 --> 01:03:22,729
Williams . 

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01:03:29,310 --> 01:03:31,421
Good morning , ladies and gentlemen . 

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01:03:31,421 --> 01:03:33,477
Ok . So for the third time , I'm not 

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01:03:33,477 --> 01:03:35,532
gonna go through everybody here . Um 

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01:03:35,532 --> 01:03:37,699
Our distinguished leaders , guest , um 

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01:03:37,699 --> 01:03:39,810
elected officials . Thank you all for 

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01:03:39,810 --> 01:03:41,921
attending today's ceremony . Um And I 

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01:03:41,921 --> 01:03:44,088
kind of feel like this is Deja Vu like 

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01:03:44,088 --> 01:03:46,366
I just did this a week or two ago . So , 

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01:03:46,366 --> 01:03:48,199
um nevertheless , it's with deep 

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01:03:48,199 --> 01:03:50,199
humility that I stand before you on 

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01:03:50,199 --> 01:03:52,600
this joyous day , sir . Thank you for 

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01:03:52,610 --> 01:03:54,832
your kind and thoughtful words , Jeff , 

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01:03:54,832 --> 01:03:56,943
and I look forward to joining you and 

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01:03:56,943 --> 01:03:59,110
Cindy and integrating this command and 

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01:03:59,110 --> 01:04:01,110
not being a bolt on command . So we 

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01:04:01,110 --> 01:04:02,888
look forward to that within our 

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01:04:02,888 --> 01:04:05,969
sustainment community . Brigadier 

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01:04:05,979 --> 01:04:08,146
General Jennings and Larry There . You 

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01:04:08,146 --> 01:04:10,312
are , Larry . Ok , good . Thank you so 

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01:04:10,312 --> 01:04:12,535
much for your warm welcome , Jeff . And 

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01:04:12,535 --> 01:04:14,646
I truly value your genuine friendship 

1425
01:04:14,646 --> 01:04:18,129
and leadership , ma'am . Thank you for 

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01:04:18,139 --> 01:04:20,195
your leadership . Yes , right around 

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01:04:20,195 --> 01:04:22,528
the halls of the Pentagon to here today . 

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01:04:22,820 --> 01:04:25,042
And you've built the foundation of this 

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01:04:25,042 --> 01:04:27,370
command and we greatly appreciate you 

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01:04:27,379 --> 01:04:29,909
doing that , Jeff . And I wish you and 

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01:04:29,919 --> 01:04:32,010
Larry the best of luck in your next 

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01:04:32,020 --> 01:04:34,550
assignment on the joint staff , serving 

1433
01:04:34,560 --> 01:04:36,727
on the joint staff was actually one of 

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01:04:36,727 --> 01:04:38,838
my fondest memories of my 25 military 

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01:04:38,838 --> 01:04:40,949
career . Enjoy your time on the joint 

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01:04:40,949 --> 01:04:44,719
staff command star Major Allen . I look 

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01:04:44,729 --> 01:04:46,729
forward to working with you side by 

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01:04:46,729 --> 01:04:48,673
side collaborating seamlessly on a 

1439
01:04:48,673 --> 01:04:51,399
daily basis and we're going to exceed 

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01:04:51,409 --> 01:04:53,242
the United States Army Financial 

1441
01:04:53,242 --> 01:04:56,510
Management Command's mission . Jeff , 

1442
01:04:57,000 --> 01:04:59,222
thank you for being my battle buddy and 

1443
01:04:59,222 --> 01:05:02,300
always being by my side . Um Save some 

1444
01:05:02,310 --> 01:05:04,477
of that bourbon for later on tonight . 

1445
01:05:04,477 --> 01:05:08,100
Please don't drink at all . Um Mom and 

1446
01:05:08,110 --> 01:05:10,443
dad , I wouldn't be here with you today . 

1447
01:05:10,443 --> 01:05:12,388
So thank you for that . And the uh 

1448
01:05:12,388 --> 01:05:14,554
Doctor Seuss book , I believe you gave 

1449
01:05:14,554 --> 01:05:16,666
that same book to me when I graduated 

1450
01:05:16,666 --> 01:05:19,239
from high school . So great fond 

1451
01:05:19,250 --> 01:05:22,479
memories of that one . I do sincerely 

1452
01:05:22,489 --> 01:05:24,600
appreciate everyone making the effort 

1453
01:05:24,600 --> 01:05:26,545
to join today's ceremony , whether 

1454
01:05:26,545 --> 01:05:29,179
you've traveled from afar online amidst 

1455
01:05:29,189 --> 01:05:31,760
your busy day to the men and women of 

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01:05:31,770 --> 01:05:33,603
the United States Army Financial 

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01:05:33,603 --> 01:05:35,603
Management Command . I'm excited to 

1458
01:05:35,603 --> 01:05:37,659
work closely with you each and every 

1459
01:05:37,659 --> 01:05:39,881
one of you . You are doing a phenomenal 

1460
01:05:39,881 --> 01:05:42,600
do job . You have done a phenomenal job 

1461
01:05:42,610 --> 01:05:44,280
and it is a thankless job 

1462
01:05:47,750 --> 01:05:50,310
and I greatly appreciate you exceeding 

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01:05:50,320 --> 01:05:52,542
the highest standards by being adaptive 

1464
01:05:52,542 --> 01:05:54,431
and innovative and supporting our 

1465
01:05:54,431 --> 01:05:56,870
ever-changing army , financial 

1466
01:05:56,879 --> 01:05:59,010
stewardship , accountability , 

1467
01:05:59,139 --> 01:06:02,639
compliance , auditability and readiness 

1468
01:06:02,649 --> 01:06:05,239
are of the utmost importance . Our 

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01:06:05,250 --> 01:06:07,361
command . As you have heard countless 

1470
01:06:07,361 --> 01:06:09,528
times this morning , directly supports 

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01:06:09,528 --> 01:06:11,528
military operations and ensures our 

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01:06:11,528 --> 01:06:14,139
resources are used efficiently . We 

1473
01:06:14,149 --> 01:06:16,205
will ensure that we operate with the 

1474
01:06:16,205 --> 01:06:18,679
highest integrity , transparency and 

1475
01:06:18,689 --> 01:06:21,070
innovation in all financial practices 

1476
01:06:21,199 --> 01:06:22,977
while maintaining our financial 

1477
01:06:22,977 --> 01:06:24,977
readiness and supporting our army's 

1478
01:06:24,977 --> 01:06:27,540
mission . As the 45th Finance Center 

1479
01:06:27,550 --> 01:06:29,717
continues its journey towards a normal 

1480
01:06:29,717 --> 01:06:31,600
operating unit or fully , fully 

1481
01:06:31,610 --> 01:06:34,300
operational capability . We will ensure 

1482
01:06:34,310 --> 01:06:36,421
robust and accurate the level finance 

1483
01:06:36,421 --> 01:06:38,199
planning for large scale combat 

1484
01:06:38,199 --> 01:06:40,540
operations . We're also gonna continue 

1485
01:06:40,550 --> 01:06:42,661
to standardize and modernize our army 

1486
01:06:42,661 --> 01:06:44,820
military pay offices . We have 

1487
01:06:44,830 --> 01:06:46,663
empowered our dedicated staff to 

1488
01:06:46,663 --> 01:06:48,497
achieve success and ensuring our 

1489
01:06:48,497 --> 01:06:50,663
soldiers' financial readiness is there 

1490
01:06:50,663 --> 01:06:52,830
to better support their families going 

1491
01:06:52,830 --> 01:06:54,941
back to what you said earlier today , 

1492
01:06:54,941 --> 01:06:57,052
sir . And of course , we'll have lots 

1493
01:06:57,052 --> 01:06:58,774
of data analytics , maybe some 

1494
01:06:58,774 --> 01:07:00,774
artificial intelligence and machine 

1495
01:07:00,774 --> 01:07:02,997
learning in our future . You can always 

1496
01:07:02,997 --> 01:07:05,330
count on me . I will never let you down . 

1497
01:07:05,330 --> 01:07:07,219
I look forward to integrating and 

1498
01:07:07,219 --> 01:07:09,052
immersing myself in the Fort Ben 

1499
01:07:09,052 --> 01:07:11,052
Lawrence and Greater Indianapolis , 

1500
01:07:11,052 --> 01:07:13,719
Indianapolis community to the soldiers , 

1501
01:07:13,729 --> 01:07:15,729
civilians and family members of the 

1502
01:07:15,729 --> 01:07:17,951
United States Army Financial Management 

1503
01:07:17,951 --> 01:07:19,785
Command . I'm honored to be your 

1504
01:07:19,785 --> 01:07:21,951
commander Thank you all for being here 

1505
01:07:21,951 --> 01:07:24,173
today . Service to soldiers . This will 

1506
01:07:24,179 --> 01:07:26,159
defend be all you can be . 

1507
01:07:46,909 --> 01:07:49,239
I was gonna say please rise , but 

1508
01:07:49,250 --> 01:07:51,919
everyone has already risen . Please 

1509
01:07:51,929 --> 01:07:54,096
remain standing for the playing of the 

1510
01:07:54,096 --> 01:07:56,129
army song and the departure , the 

1511
01:07:56,139 --> 01:07:59,169
official party . The words of the army 

1512
01:07:59,179 --> 01:08:01,290
song are printed on the back cover of 

1513
01:08:01,290 --> 01:08:02,270
your program . 

1514
01:08:17,259 --> 01:08:20,029
Arts alone , David Garson . 

1515
01:08:23,689 --> 01:08:26,049
God free for 

1516
01:08:27,640 --> 01:08:28,000
out . 

1517
01:09:02,499 --> 01:09:03,499
So 

1518
01:09:14,740 --> 01:09:15,796
yeah , that's good 

1519
01:09:35,749 --> 01:09:37,860
ladies and gentlemen . At this time , 

1520
01:09:37,860 --> 01:09:39,916
we ask that you remain at your seats 

1521
01:09:39,916 --> 01:09:42,027
until the family members of Brigadier 

1522
01:09:42,027 --> 01:09:41,949
General Jennings and Colonel Williams 

1523
01:09:41,958 --> 01:09:43,798
are escorted from the ceremony . 

1524
01:09:56,479 --> 01:09:58,479
Please feel free to join Lieutenant 

1525
01:09:58,479 --> 01:10:00,368
General Mohan as he congratulates 

1526
01:10:00,368 --> 01:10:02,479
Brigadier General Jennings and family 

1527
01:10:02,479 --> 01:10:04,423
at the front of the auditorium and 

1528
01:10:04,423 --> 01:10:06,646
welcomes Colonel Williams and family to 

1529
01:10:06,646 --> 01:10:08,812
Yusuf Icom at the reception located at 

1530
01:10:08,812 --> 01:10:10,646
the rear of the auditorium . The 

1531
01:10:10,646 --> 01:10:12,868
receiving line will start to my right , 

1532
01:10:12,868 --> 01:10:15,049
your left . This concludes today's 

1533
01:10:15,060 --> 01:10:17,169
ceremony . Thank you for attending 

1534
01:10:17,459 --> 01:10:20,100
service to soldiers , winning matters . 

1535
01:10:20,109 --> 01:10:21,569
This will defend .